Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg This Vesak Day weekend, human Buddhist devotees weren’t the only ones commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and attainment of nirvana. Thekchen Choling, a Tibetan Buddhist temple in Jalan Besar, held an animal blessing event on Saturday (May 14), the eve of Vesak Day. The event saw an overwhelming turnout of hundreds of people queuing up to bring their pets to be blessed. Nearly 1,000 animals blessed Nearly 1,000 animals were brought to the temple to be blessed by the monks and nuns at the temple, European television news network Euronews reported . Several videos posted on TikTok showed long queues of people braving the rain with their pets so that their beloved animals could receive the blessings. People brought all types of animals — from dogs, cats, and bunnies to even a terrapin and fish. At least one person even brought a hamster in a shoebox, according to a comment by one of the people who posted a TikTok of the event. Blessing the animals Here are some cute moments of different animals being blessed: According to the Thekchen Choling Facebook post , devotees were also able to make a light offering… Read full this story
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